#Recent grad seeking entry-level frontend/fullstack roles

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sleek comet
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Hello. Hope this week has been a good week for you all.

Since graduating last May, my current resume has resulted in a single interview (which ended in a rejection) after a little more than 100 applications. I redid it the other day after reading the advice pinned here and what you see below is the result.

Ideally, I'm looking for an entry-level position as a frontend or fullstack dev, but I'll take whatever I can get at this point if it pays the bills.

I'm starting to worry my projects aren't good enough and my backend knowledge is lacking. I learned a good bit of C# from uni and I want to learn .NET eventually, but I won't be able to have solid, non-tutorial projects with it anytime soon.

How can I improve this to get my foot in the door?

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Recent grad seeking entry-level frontend/fullstack roles

crystal bobcat
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On the whole it looks good to me. For your internship bullets, don't forget to add some rough metrics if you can. Numbers speak and are eye-catching, so if you can quantify your contributions, that will improve things.

The bullets could also use a bit of rewording to sound better. Pass them through ChatGPT and play around with the phrasing.

In terms of projects, honestly, don't blindly follow tutorials because that's what most do and I can imagine how it gets old when seen by recruiters who get hundreds or thousands per posting. Take the understanding from the tutorials and apply those skills and knowledge in non-trivial ways.

Think of something cool that you don't know how to do yet and plan it out, or ask ChatGPT for suggestions. Make sure it's not too complicated or else you'll lose motivation. It should ideally push you a bit beyond your comfort zone to explore new things and feed your curiosity to achieve it.

sleek comet